記述

This very complete book with 352 beautifully illustrated color pages is a fascinating panorama of European ironworks in European architecture from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.The work of iron knows a new boom from the end of the Middle Ages, under the impetus of the great abbeys and princes who grant locksmiths protection and privileges. As a result, for more than four centuries, an ever more virtuous golden age, of which today witness fences, balcony railings, banisters...The author first presents the profession of locksmith and his technique; then he focuses on the description of the different European productions, the models drawn and engraved and the adaptation that is made according to schools and countries. A true grammar of styles unfolds over the book, accompanied by more than four hundred commented examples.An illustrated and exhaustive lexicon of forms and techniques - the first ever made - concludes this monumental panorama.Designed both as a valuable tool and as an illustrated art book, this book will interest lovers of heritage that actors, architects, locksmiths, restorers, art historians, ornamentalists and designers.